A strange virus causes the recently dead to rise with an
insatiable desire to devour the living. The epidemic is worldwide
and quickly rises to catastrophic proportions as civilization
collapses under the burden of a horror unmatched in human
history.

The survivors at a rescue center must work together to find a
way to make it through the waking nightmare, but time is
running out and there's more to worry about than the
reanimated corpses filling the streets and parking lots of our
cities.

Reign of the Dead is an apocalyptic story of survival and
heroics in the face of mankind's greatest Challenge.

The Reign
of the Dead Series By Len Barnhart

Originally
published in 2001. Available through Severed Press
A strange virus causes the recently dead to rise with an
insatiable desire to eat the living.
The survivors at a rescue center must work together to find a
way to make it through the waking nightmare, but time...Buy
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Originally
published in 2003. Now available through Severed Press
Mankind is an endangered species.
The dead walk and the living search for a refuge.
Strap on your weapons and reinforce your means of travel. In
Reign of the Dead the apocalypse had just...Buy
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Originally
published in 2008. Now available through Severed Press
New York City is home to eight million people. Overnight most
of them will be dead or something far worse
Reign of the Dead: Outbreak is the long-awaited prequel to
Reign of the Dead and Apocalypse End. ,,,buy
now!

News
and Updates

News
and Updates

Max Brooks
talks Reign of the Dead

Stew's
Brews Coffeehouse34 South Brady Street of DuBois, PA 15801
October 18th and 19th.
Great coffeehouse, good music, good people... Stop
by and join me and Dawn of the Dead's 'Lenny Lies
the weekend after The Walking Dead returns for season 4!

Lucky Star
Lounge: Front Royal, Va.Halloween party at the Lucky
Star Lounge (Oct 26th). Starts off with a
big "Zombie Walk" Doors open immediately following
the walk...probably around 8. The Shockers will be
playing.

This is my favorite drinking hole and I was
reluctant to do a signing here. I mean, after all,
I know most people who frequent the establishment.
It's a little like selling and signing books at
a family reunion. But I love the owners and who
knows...it might go over well. So if you're from
my hometown, love zombies and want a book, stop by
my table. I think I'll be meeting-n-greeting from
8-9PM

El Reino
de los ZombisI finally received my author
copies of "Reign of the dead" and "Apocalypse End"
in Spanish released by Eclipse Publishing in
Spain. They also publish other genres through
Solaris and Ventana Abierta. It seems the series
is called: "Kingdom of
the Zombies" in Spanish. I have to say the quality
of the books is excellent. I just don't know what
to do with them. I guess I'll put a couple on a
shelf and look at them until I learn to read
Spanish fluently. You can order the books in the
Spanish language below or from anywhere selling
books online or in bookstores where Spanish is the
primary language.

Authorities Have Issued A Civil Danger Warning...The Bodies Of The Recently Dead Are Returning To Life And Attacking The Living...Citizens are advised to stay In their Homes Until This Emergency Has Passed.

Authorities have issued a civil danger
warning!It seems impossible
and yet it is happening - and it's
worldwide!
The bodies of the recently dead are
returning to life and attacking the living.
Stay in your homes. Do not attempt to
approach deceased family or friends. All
dead bodies must be handed over to specially
equipped members of the National Guard for
disposal. If you are bitten or attacked you
must proceed immediately to local law
enforcement or report to shelters set up to
deal with this emergency.
I repeat...this is a civil danger warning.
Stay in your homes. Do not attempt to
approach deceased family or friends. All
dead bodies must be handed over to specially
equipped members of the National Guard for
disposal. If you are attacked...

New York City...a
bad place to be during a zombie apocalypse.
Reign of the Dead: Outbreak is now available through
Severed Press!
The book has
been in limbo for several years and we are very happy to
have finally freed it up to make it available to you at
an affordable price in both paperback and Kindle. This
is a revised, reloaded edition.
Reign of the Dead: Outbreak, was originally written around
2005 and was available on a limited basis for a while.
It is a prequel to both Reign of the Dead, and
Apocalypse End. It will be followed by the final
installment in the series, (Tribulation).

What was
first...the zombie or the bite?I've been
called the 'Granddaddy' of zombie literature. I guess I
am getting up there in years, but I certainly don't feel
my age. At least not until the younger readers decide to
leave a review or post somewhere that 'Reign of the
Dead' was similar to someone else's zombie book.
"So-n-so did this first," or "he copied this from that
guy."
Truth is...Reign of the Dead was released in 2001 (first
cover shown), and I actually started writing it around
1996. At that time there were no other zombie books
except for maybe 'Wetwork' by Phillip Nutman. I've never
read that one but I hear it's pretty good. The fact that
there were no other books of this genre was the main
reason I decided to write about zombies. No others,
equaled no competition. I guess what I'm trying to say
is...their books are similar to mine.
Certainly, there are now a lot of books, movies, TV
shows and comic books all about the Living Dead. But
that's cool too...you can never have too much zombie
stuff. Obviously we all have George Romero to
thank for un-boarding the door and letting the Living
Dead into our imaginations.

The final
installment to the series
Sarah, Chuck, Duane and the others find their journey
from New York to Virginia a dangerous one. Martial Law,
death camps, a population out of control and more
walking corpses than you can shake a machete at roam the
countryside.
When our fleeing group encounter a biker gang, their
ability to fight the undead improves, but their trip is
a long one and the club is prone to take unnecessary
chances to further their own goals.
Reign of the Dead: Tribulation is the last book in the
groundbreaking series and promises to be the most action
packed of the four.
Look for it around 2014 in paperback and Kindle

I am
wrapping up the Reign of the Dead series with the final
installment, 'Tribulation,' but that doesn't mean I'll
stop writing.
In the works...a collaboration. 'The Eighth Day.' an
apocalyptic thriller that will keep you guessing.
I won't say too much about it yet, but I will say I am
very happy with it. It is my best story to date and is a
real page-turner.
The Eighth Day should be available in 2013 and is a huge
departure from what I've done in the past in both
writing style and subject.